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Citroën SM Mylord Chapron - sporty and even more divine

Name: Citroën SM Mylord Chapron Cabriolet 1973
Brand: Citroën

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Created on November 26, 2015

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Bruno von Rotz

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Bruno von Rotz

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - one of the rarest Citroën models ever

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - beautiful gold-colored paintwork

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - get in and drive off

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - Beauty of the night - Belle de Nuit

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - The front section corresponds to the coupé

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - visually harmonious

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - design changes were necessary at the rear

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - looks particularly elegant at night

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - Chapron only built a handful of these convertibles

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - up to the windshield there are no differences to the Coupé

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - the open roof changes the character of the SM

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - the conversion to a convertible was complex

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - towards the sun ...

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - the aerodynamics may have suffered considerably due to the opening

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - Number 6 of 5

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - three headlights each left and right

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - the license plate would fit under glass in the middle

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - you can't drive a convertible much more comfortably than this

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - the gearbox has five forward gears

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - the Citroën-Maserati hybrid is also something special as a convertible

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - oval instruments as a specialty

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - note the brake button that takes some getting used to

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - View into the futuristic cockpit

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - five gears along the normal H-scheme

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Citroën SM (1973) - cramped space in the huge engine compartment

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Citroën SM (1973) - the hydraulics take up a lot of space in the SM Bug

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - The center headlights turn synchronously with the steering

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - Three headlights, the middle ones turn with the steering

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - extensively labeled headlights

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - the Citroën sign above the ventilation grille on the hood

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - Body builder's lettering

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - beautiful wheels, half-walled

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Citroën SM (1971) - streamlined silhouette

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Citroën SM (1973) - hardly any visible changes were made over the several years of construction

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Citroën SM (1970) - you were definitely well dressed with this car

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Citroën SM (1970) - sporty elegance from behind too

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Citroën SM (1972) - this car was available to Automobil Revue for test drives

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Citroën SM (1970) - A look inside the gearbox

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Citroën SM (1970) - the Maserati V6 engine designed by Alfieri for the SM

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Citroën SM (1970) - Longitudinal section through the V6 engine (see-through drawing)

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Citroën SM (1971) - Steering wheel and dashboard with oval instruments

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Citroën SM (1973) - at the Geneva Motor Show 1973 - View of the interior

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Citroën SM (1970) - sporty and comfortable interior

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Citroën SM (1970) - the see-through drawing shows the innards

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Citroën SM Mylord (1971) - open-top version of the SM coupé built by Chapron, only seven examples were built (Techno Classica 2013)

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Citroën SM Espace (1972) - the interior corresponds to the series (Rétromobile 2013)

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Citroën SM Espace (1972) - the special body with open roof is clearly labeled (Rétromobile 2013)

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Opening ceremony of the Citroën exhibition at the Pantheon Basel - May 1972, President Pompidou receives Queen Elisabeth with the SM Présidentielle

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Citroën SM Espace (1971) - Heuliez safety convertible exhibited at the Paris Motor Show

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Citroën SM Mylord (1973) - Convertible from the Ateliers Henri Chapron

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Summary

This article contains the following chapters

An unrivaled Granturismo
Looking for a niche
The elaborate conversion
Number six out of five
Divine travel comfort
Further information

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When Citroën presented the SM with the Maserati V6 engine in 1970 , this car was unrivaled from the manufacturer's point of view and represented a new automotive category. The coachbuilder Chapron converted the SM into the Mylord convertible and made it even more extraordinary. In March 1970, Citroën presented the sports coupé created in collaboration with Maserati for the first time. The car could hardly be compared with other vehicles because, as a sporty and luxurious Granturismo, it had front-wheel drive and the hydropneumatic chassis familiar from the Citroën DS. Giulio Alfieri quickly developed the engine based on proven Maserati models. The result was a V6 aluminum engine with a displacement of 2.7 liters and an output of around 170 hp, which could be installed deep inside the Citroën Bug.

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